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42,000 talented students!
Clermont Auvergne Métropole is renowned for its leading engineering and business schools, as well as its university. And with good reason: young students represent 15% of the Clermont population.
Students today, future employees tomorrow
These institutions offer varied, high-level training in fields crucial to innovation and competitiveness: engineering, health sciences, IT, management, marketing and more.
For local companies, this means being able to count on a well-trained workforce with a wide range of specialized skills.
UCA
From the humanities and social sciences to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (Stim), all sectors can benefit from the contributions of these young talents trained in the techniques and issues of ecological and social transition, in phase with the challenges of the 21st century.
In fact, the UCA has distinguished itself in the Shanghai 2024 ranking in 8 scientific disciplines, including physics, ecology, agricultural sciences, atmospheric sciences and biotechnologies.
The I-site label confirms the quality of the research carried out at UCA.
Clermont Auvergne INP
The Institut National Polytechnique (INP) is a key player in the scientific and industrial community of Clermont Auvergne Métropole. The INP brings together Clermont’s 3 leading engineering schools – Isima, Sigma Clermont and Polytech Clermont – and offers top-flight scientific and technical training for innovation, entrepreneurship and economic development.
Pépite, business studies
In Clermont-Ferrand, students can launch their own entrepreneurial ventures and become part of this dynamic ecosystem, contributing to the region’s development.
Its name: Pépite, for student cluster for innovation, transfer and entrepreneurship.
Its mission? To sensitize, train and support students in the field of entrepreneurship. The program includes training courses, workshops and a dual curriculum designed to help them turn their ideas into reality. These young entrepreneurs are officially recognized as student-entrepreneurs, a national status that enables them to develop their business while pursuing their studies.
By choosing Clermont-Ferrand, students benefit from a stimulating environment and a dynamic network to turn today’s ideas into tomorrow’s success stories.
- 42,000Students
- 350University courses
- 600Student entrepreneurssupported by Pépite
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Researchers by the thousands
The region’s talents are also scientists whose work and reputation are real assets for public-private partnerships. Metropolitan France’s laboratories and researchers are potential future partners.
The UCA Foundation
The region’s wealth of applied research is an asset for project development and success. The UCA Foundation plays a crucial role. It supports innovative projects through its 8 chairs, and encourages collaboration between companies and the university’s research laboratories. The Santé en mouvement chair, for example, brings together researchers working on physical activity and the fight against sedentary lifestyles.
Students and established companies can thus access cutting-edge academic resources and benefit from the expertise of renowned researchers.
The Sigma Foundation
The Sigma Foundation focuses on engineering and applied sciences. It offers funding and partnership opportunities for technological and industrial projects. Project initiators can develop prototypes and test their innovations under optimal conditions.
- 850Doctors
- 47research facilities
- 40technicalplatforms
- 9Sharedlaboratories
- 4International ResearchCenters(IRCs)
A laboratory metropolis
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Companies focused on innovation
- 25,000 companiesin the region
- +50 companieswith 500+ employees
Partner companies and enhanced synergies
One of the Metropole’s major assets is the development of synergies between companies. The large number of local companies in a variety of sectors means that inter-company collaborations can be accelerated and partners found to meet specific needs. These synergies make it possible to leverage local skills and optimize the value chain in fields as varied as industry, commerce, services and new technologies. Co-operation has a name: Clermont.
Startups packed with talent
The Metropole is a veritable center of creativity and innovation. Thanks to structures such as La French Tech and the Maison de l’Innovation, local businesses have access to a network of startups, research laboratories and innovation centers. Constantly on the lookout for solutions, these talents frequently collaborate with established major groups to improve productivity or create new products and services.
Companies can draw on this fertile ground to access cutting-edge technologies, collaborate with R&D experts and benefit from local expertise in the development of innovative projects.
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Specialized talents
The Metropole is particularly strong in several strategic sectors for economic development.
Industry and engineering
The Clermont-Ferrand metropolitan area is the birthplace of the Michelin group, a world leader in the automotive and tire industries. Over time, the region has developed a skilled workforce and specific skills in mechanics, robotics and advanced production technologies. Particularly when it comes to the mobility of the future. The region has also been awarded the Campus des métiers et des qualifications d’excellence certification for its aerospace and industrial production of the future sectors.
The center for industrial trades: Hall 32 has made no mistake about it: it’s in Auvergne that it’s rebooting the industry. Opening in 2019, the training center will bring together in a single location all the resources needed to meet the needs of tomorrow’s industry and aeronautics. It will help meet the recruitment needs of local industrial companies in maintenance and production.
Health and biotechnology
The healthcare sector benefits from a strong research ecosystem with institutions such as Clermont-Ferrand Biomedical Engineering, in addition to a concentration of talent in life sciences and biotechnology.
Limagrain, a specialist in the production of agricultural seeds, is developing a large part of its activities in Saint-Beauzire. The company, which stands out for its R&D expertise in biotechnology, agronomy and plant sciences, benefits from its proximity to local academic and research institutions, such as UCA and Inrae, to meet the global challenges of sustainable agriculture and food security.
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Like a magnet, the Métropole retains talent
Clermont Auvergne Métropole is a territory on a human scale, surrounded by an exceptional panorama. And let’s not forget the competitive cost of living, a major argument for students and budding talents. And a good work-life balance is a key factor in motivating employees.